• Archive for September, 2009

    The Weekly Roundup #1

    by  • September 27, 2009 • ruminations • 2 Comments

    My first full week in San Diego! It was lots of things, but most of all, it was normal. I don’t think this is a bad thing by any stretch, in fact I find it reassuring that after picking up my life and shaking the dust out of it, I’m able to feel comfortable enough [...]

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    Ants in the pants

    by  • September 23, 2009 • Humor, ruminations, stories • 1 Comment

    Ants in the pants? ANTS IN THE PANTS?! YOU SONOFABITCH! YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO GET ME THE RED MEGAMAN YOU CHEAP PIECE OF CRAP I HATE YOU! -Cartman (Damien, 1998) My very first exposure to SouthPark so many years ago was this episode; Damien the son of Satan comes to earth to herald he arrival [...]

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    I think therefore..

    by  • September 18, 2009 • ruminations • 4 Comments

    The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become. – Charles DuBois This quote holds a pretty deep meaning for me. I came across it late last summer when I started to get antsy with life in Mobile. It made me think long [...]

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    I like pie!

    by  • September 16, 2009 • ruminations • 0 Comments

    That is some tasty, tasty pie you see there: apple pie ala mode with caramel sauce. Today was a pretty good day so I decided to celebrate a bit with room service. I’m up in LA for a few days getting to meet the development teams I’ll be working with and trying to absorb all [...]

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    The dynamics of modern IT

    by  • September 11, 2009 • IT, ruminations • 0 Comments

    I was linked this article by a longtime friend who works at Microsoft. I read through a few times and found myself agreeing with much of it. I think it’s decent set of guidelines on how to lead technical people, but I think it completely missed the contrast between working for a company that has [...]

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